travels

Hells Bells! It's been too long. I guess that's what happens

when you pack in lots of hang time before you say goodbye

to friends&family/drive hundreds of miles/move to an island

on the weekend (no internet).

It's been fun, delicious, exhausting, nerve-racking, beautiful,

smoky, sweaty, freezing... yeah. Everything, really.

I guess this transition calls for a little recapping.

Me and my best Gainesville gang did what we do best---eat

at Leo's by the Slice and play wordy games (portabella pizza

and Bananagrams).

My sweet sisterly Daniela made this blueberry pie. Stupendous!

I kept going back to the kitchen to "get more water."

(aka to even out the remaining pie in the dish)

I got fancy to go out on hot, sticky nights, even when there

wasn't actually anything to do.

Managed some happy slowness: a SundayStyles section &

an iced coffee + Volta family chatting. Plus, a crafternoon

of jewelry making.

Then road tripping began (me + younger bro, Sam).

Gainesville to Baltimore in one shot. One long, flat road

for hours and hours and...more hours. Oh yeah, and then

a few more.

Moe the Cat in his little carrier. Boy was he a trooper. And he

still loves me more than ever, despite the daily traumas of

cages, other dogs, other cats, and being walked on a leash.

Much fun in Baltimore even in the condensed timeframe.

(And holy geez it was HOT! 100ish degrees both days, really?)

Homemade fudge brownie sundaes, backyard bbq, exploration,

heat-delirium, ETHIOPIAN food, boyfriend, a balti-bestie with

fresh strawberry herb sorbet. Yeah, score.

(my boyfriend is the best decorator; his house looks different every time

---wonderful every time)

Bro and boh.

If you go to Baltimore, eat at Tabor.

We stopped in Vermont so I could drop Sam off (summer work).

It was gorgeous. I wanted to bottle up some of that air.

Taking the ferry over to Martha's Vineyard was grey, wet,

and chilly. But it was nice to be arriving at a stopping point.

The home of summer.

Got it?

Let's get back on this regularity thing. Also, wish for some sun

and dryness for me? Thanks!